Capo Beach Church held tryouts for a talent show meant to benefit a high school trip to Swaziland in late July.

The Africa Talent Show takes place March 22 and will include about 20 South County kids singing, dancing, playing drums and even hula hooping to help defray costs for students who will make the trip. This will be the third trip overseas to a facility the church has been building to help orphans.

Mission Viejo resident Daniel Bode, 8, tried out with a drum solo. Bode has been playing drums for more than a year. DAVID BRO, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
Abby, 10, and Josh Tabb, 12, partnered up to perform a worship song. Abby sings with Josh performing beatbox on backup. DAVID BRO, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
Aliso Viejo resident Juliette Bluth, 11, smiles after singing "It's a Wonderful World." DAVID BRO, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
Amanda Layfield, 13, sang "Revelation Song." The San Juan Capistrano native says she has been singing since she was born and will make some adaptions of her own to the song before performing in the Africa Talent Show. DAVID BRO, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
Michelle Layfield, 13, performs a hula dance accompanied by her twin sister, Amanda Layfield, singing "The Aloha Chant." The duo said they were introduced to the art of Hula by their grandmother during yearly trips to Hawaii where she is a Hula dance instructor. DAVID BRO, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
San Clemente resident Trevor Johnston, 14, played a drum solo he came up with for the song "Who Let The Dogs Out." The Bernice Ayer Middle School student has been playing drums about nine years. DAVID BRO, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
San Clemente resident Shaye Carabba, 8, shows off a flyer for the Africa Talent Show on March 22. Carraba will perform "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" at the show. DAVID BRO, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
Sophie Savage, 8, of Dana Point sings "Trouble," playing the Cold Play song on the keyboard. DAVID BRO, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
Capo Beach Church High School Pastor Rob Mayer talks about Swaziland before tryouts for the talent show. Mayer said the talent show is a way for kids that can't go on the trip to Africa to help out, adding that a video of the show will be screened for everyone at the CBC facility in Swaziland to see their participation. DAVID BRO, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
Sophia Haslett, 10, sings "Castle in the Clouds" from the broadway show, Les Miserables, during the Africa Talent Show tryouts. DAVID BRO, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
Capo Beach Church in Capistrano Beach held tryouts for a talent show meant to benefit a high school trip to Swaziland in late July. DAVID BRO, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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